After sailing for sixty days they reached the coast of America, but it was a portion of the coast not covered by the charter of the Company, whose assistance they had sought; they thereupon declared their intention to “plant this colony for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian Faith.”  The spot where they landed they named Plymouth Rock.

Plymouth Hoe, with a magnificent view down Plymouth Sound and its associations with Drake’s game of bowls during the approach of the Spanish Armada, is one of the chief glories of Plymouth.  The view includes Mount Edgcumbe Castle, the breakwater built across the mouth of the harbour and Drake’s Island.  The Hamoaze—­the estuary of the Tamar—­is always full of the activity of England’s great naval port.

[Illustration:  THE BARBICAN AT PLYMOUTH.

From this quay the Mayflower finally left England for her long voyage across the Atlantic.]

DURHAM AND ITS CATHEDRAL

=How to get there.=—­Train from King’s Cross.  Great Northern Rly. =Nearest Station.=—­Durham. =Distance from London.=—­256 miles. =Average Time.=—­6-1/2 hours.

                     1st 2nd 3rd
=Fares.=—­Single 35s. 10d. ... 21s. 2d. 
          Return 71s. 8d. ... 42s. 4d.

=Accommodation Obtainable.=—­“Royal County Hotel,” etc. =Alternative Route.=—­Train from St. Pancras.  Midland Railway.

For the magnificent position it occupies, Durham Cathedral is without a rival in this country; and even if one includes the Continent, the cathedral of Albi in France will alone bear comparison in respect to its position.  Overlooking the Wear from a considerable height appear the two massive western towers and the magnificent central tower of the cathedral, and when these and the masses of foliage beneath them are reflected on the calm surface of the river, the scene is one of rare and astonishing beauty.

The origin of the cathedral and city of Durham may be directly traced to the desire on the part of Bishop Eardulph and his monks to erect some building in which to place the coffin containing the body of St. Cuthbert.  They had travelled with their sacred charge for seven years, and at the end of that time, in 997, having reached the rocky plateau overlooking the river Wear, they decided to build a chapel there.  Bishop Aldhun went further, and by 999 he had finished a large building known as the “White Church.”  Of this, however, there are no authentic remains; for in 1081, William of St. Carileph had been appointed bishop, and after he had remained in exile in Normandy for some years he returned to Durham fired with the desire to build a cathedral on the lines of some of the great structures then appearing in France.  In 1093, therefore, the foundations of the new church were laid, and the present building from that day forward began to appear.  Only the walls of the